Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #123139 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-17
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 426 pages

Personal Choice, PUBLISHING NEWS
'The most searing corporate thriller since John Grisham's The Firm ... has already attracted phenomenal praise in the US.'

Review
'The corporate thriller of the year has to be Joseph Finder's Paranoia. This pacy, gripping novel presents a devastating view of American business... compulsive reading and the end is stunning and absolutely unguessable.' (Suzanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )

'Joseph Finder's rocket-propelled caper 'Paranoia' is definitely for those who prefer their action to be non-stop.' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )

'Stunning... the pages keep turning until the smart and intricate climax. Terrific.' (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )

'...hip, perceptive and slippery ... and a plot to die for. When I got to the end, I put the book down and clapped my hands and shouted 'Bravo!'... it is the unbearable tension that starts bending back the plot like a readied catapult that really makes this one hell of a book.' (Ali Karim SHOTS MAGAZINE )

'Brilliant... this one really is hard to put down and will be responsible for many 'Oh my God I can hear the Dawn Chorus' moments.' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )

'...an unusual and smartly written corporate thriller.' (MORNING STAR )

'...a frightening pickle that hooked millions of American readers. Fans of Grishamish plots may take Finder's for keepers.' (DAILY ECHO )

'Double and triple bluff, cliff-hangers and intrigue aplenty in this splendid thriller set in the ghastly world of corporate America. It's a clever plot, a new take on the thriller, full of well-researched detail.' (PUBLISHING NEWS )

'The most searing corporate thriller since John Grisham's The Firm ... has already attracted phenomenal praise in the US.' (Personal Choice PUBLISHING NEWS )

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Customer Reviews

Entertaining corporate espionage story
Young man finds himself backed into a corner and ends up going into a rival company as a corporate spy. Under pressure to deliver results in both roles, the pressure starts to tell...

Fast moving with short chapters, an engaging main character and a good knowledge of the world of the corporate, this is fun stuff. I saw how the story was going to turn out quite early on but it was still worth enjoying.

This is not the fast moving masterpiece some are suggesting, but the author delivers an entertaining corporate thriller and it moves at such a pace you don't really notice the occasional holes in the plot!

A very clever read
I have read a few books by the author and this is one of the most clever of them all. This is a cracking read and is more an adventure in skullduggery than a run of the mill thriller. It has quite a few edge-of-the-seat moments and a lovely, and very very unexpected, twist in the tale at the end. A great book by a gifted author - this is a great read at any time but perfect for a holiday as you won't want to put it down to do dreary stuff like going to work.

pleased to have discovered this author!
Paranoia is my first book by Mr. Finder and won't be the last. If you are reluctant to think a novel about corporate espionage can be fast paced and gripping, then think again. Not only he writes flawlessly but he also has the talent to develop 3 dimentional characters and gripping, original stories that make for an excellent read. Highly recommended.